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Luigi Valadier (Rome 1726 - 1785) and Workshop
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- A frame, hung with garlands and supported by winged cherubs
- Pen and brown ink with grey, brown and blue wash over black chalk within double pen and brown ink framing lines; the top of the design for the frame cut out and silhouetted against the album page
Provenance
With Artemis Group, David Carritt Limited, London, Valadier: Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths: An Exhibition of Drawings and Works of Art, 1991, no. 40 (album no. 68)
Exhibited
Rome, Villa Medici, L'oro di Valadier: Un genio nella Roma del Settecento, 1997, (catalogue by Alvar González-Palacios), no. 83
Literature
Alvar Gonzàlez-Palacios, I Valadier L'Album dei disegni del Museo Napoleonico, exhib. cat., Rome, Museo Napoleonico, 2014-2015, p. 26, reproduced, p. 27, fig. 11
Condition
Laid down. The sheet that the drawing is laid onto to has a water stain at the lower margin and is torn in several places along the left margin. There is a faint horizontal crease across the centre of the sheet where it has been previously folded. The actual sheet where the design has been drawn is in very good condition - colours are fresh and vibrant.
Sold framed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
It is recorded in Vita di Luigi Valadier that in April 1775 Luigi Valadier was paid for 'una Cornice di metallo dorato a due ordini d'intaglio con suo piano in Lapislazzero, con dieci putti, e festoni di fiori d'argento ed altro .'1
The present sheet, from the album, is a presentation drawing for a frame commissioned by Prince Chigi as a gift to Pope Pius VI. The purpose of the frame was to house a relic of his saintly predecessor Pius V.
The use of lapis lazuli was frequent in Rome from the 17th Century onwards, and the stone was employed in several documented Valadier commissions.
1. A. González-Palacios, exhib.cat., op.cit., p. 201, no. 83